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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Union Cabinet decisions in agriculture sector generate optimism among farmers in the region
Chandigarh, June 5, 2020
The Union Cabinet decisions in the agriculture sector generate optimism among farmers in the agrarian states of Punjab and Haryana. The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved amendment to Essential Commodities Act  and issued two ordinances paving the way for reforms in agricultural marketing.
Coming in the light of a series of announcements made last month by Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman under “Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan”, these steps bode well for farmers especially in the states of Haryana and Punjab. Surinder Singh, a farmer from Punjab said that the decision of the central government to deregulate the sale process of crops would prove to be economically beneficial for the farmers as they would be able to get better returns. Inter-state trade will help farmers to sell their crops to other states where there is demand ensuring better rates, says Sadhu Singh, another farmer from the same state.

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A similar feeling can be seen among the farmers in Haryana as Om Prakash from the state says that the move to amend the ECA and lift restrictions on sale of crop produce is a very good step and it fulfills a long pending demand of the farmers. Ram Kumar from Haryana said that all the farmers are happy with the decision of removal of restriction and selling their produce anywhere in the country.

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As farmers show optimism towards these steps, trade associations have also expressed their support. Mr. Bhavdeep Sardana, Vice Chairman, CII Punjab state appreciated the government’s initiative in ushering in major reforms in the agriculture sector which he says would go a long way in improving the economic well-being of the farmers. These steps would help the marginalized farmers to aggregate their produce and market them effectively which would lead to better realization. He further added that removal of certain commodities under essential commodities act is a bold step which will ensure bigger trade in those commodities.

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These decisions follow approval for the increase in the Minimum Support Prices  for all mandated Kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21 by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs  on 1st June 2020.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Cabinet approves Merger of Five Film Media Units through Rationalization of Infrastructure,Manpower and Other Resources
With more than 3000 films produced in a year, India is the largest film producer in the world with an industry led by the private sector. To fulfill the commitment to support the films sector, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved to merge four of its film media units, namely Films Division, Directorate of Film. Festivals, National Film Archives of India, and Children's Film Society, India with the National Film Development Corporation  Ltd. by expanding the Memorandum of Articles of Association of NFDC, which will then carry out all the activities hitherto performed by them. The merger of Film Media Units under one corporation will lead to convergence of activities and resources and better coordination, thereby ensuring synergy and efficiency in achieving the mandate of each media unit.
Films Division, a subordinate office of M/o I&B, was established in 1948, primarily to produce documentaries and news magazines for publicity of Government programmes and cinematic record of Indian history.
Children's Film Society, India, an autonomous organisation, was founded in 1955 under the Societies Act with the specific objective of providing children and young people value-based entertainment through the medium of films.
National Film Archives of India, a subordinate office of M/o I&B, was established as a media unit in 1964 with the primary objective of acquiring and preserving Indian cinematic heritage.
Directorate of Film Festivals, as attached office of M/o I&B was set up in 1973 to promote Indian films and cultural exchange.
NFDC is a Central Public Sector Undertaking, incorporated in the year 1975 with the primary object of planning and promoting an organized, efficient and integrated development of the Indian Film Industry.
The Union Cabinet which approved the merger of these Media Units in its meeting, also approved the appointment of a Transaction Advisor and Legal Advisor to advise on the transfer of assets and employees and to oversee all aspects of operationalization of the merger.
While undertaking this exercise of convergence, interests of the employees of all the concerned Media Units will be fully taken care and no employee will be retrenched.
The umbrella organization, NFDC, consequent upon the merger of Film Media Units will be uniquely placed with regard to promotion, production & preservation of filmic content - all under one management. The vision of the new entity will be to ensure balanced and focused development of Indian cinema in all its genres-feature films, including films /content for the OTT platforms, children's content, animation, short films and documentaries.
The merger of Film Media Units under a single corporation will lead to synergy amongst the various activities with better and efficient utilization of misting infrastructure and manpower. This will lead to reduction in duplication of activities and direct savings to the exchequer.
PIB Headquarters
“Nidhi Aapke Nikat” on 11th June, 2018
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Ministry Of Labour and Employment, Govt. Of India) is conducting “Nidhi Aapke Nikat” at its Regional office, Chennai on 10th of every month for speedy redressal of long pending grievances of the Subscribers/Employers covered under the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Ac, 1952.
Accordingly, the “Nidhi Aapke Nikat” for the month of June 2018 will be conducted on Monday, the 11th June, 2018 in the Regional Office of the Employees’ Provident Fund organisation, No.37, Royapettah High Road, Chennai 600 014. The following will be time slots allotted for “Nidhi Aapke Nikat” Programme for Subscribers/Members/Pensioners will be from 10.30 A.M. to 1.00 P.M., for Employers will be from 3.00 P.M. to 4.00 P.M. and for Exempted establishments located in jurisdiction will be from 4.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M.
The Subscribers / Employers who desire to get their long pending unresolved grievances redressed or have any other suggestions on improvement of service/organisation, they may register their names with the Public Relations Officer duly furnishing their PF code Number / Account Number, nature of grievance etc on or before 01st of June 2018. The aforesaid timings are only for guidance and the employers may also present their grievances, if any, earlier during the day.
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AYUSH
Increase in Market of Ayurveda in the Country and Abroad
Market size of AYUSH industry as a whole has grown around 17 per cent during 2014-2020 with the increase in global and domestic demand and enabled by a strong support to regulatory, research and development and robust infrastructure by the Ministry of AYUSH.
State wise export data are compiled by Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics , Ministry of Commerce & Industry on the basis of State Codes reported by the exporters in the shipping bills with the customs authority. Export of AYUSH and Herbal Products from the State of Uttarakhand during 2019-20 and 2020-21 are as under:
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Financial Year
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Quantity in kgs
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Value in Million USD
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2019-20
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364271
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2.29
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2020-21
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513514
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3.81
To boost export of AYUSH products, under Central Sector Scheme for promotion of
International Cooperation, , incentives are provided to AYUSH drug manufacturers for participating in International exhibitions / trade fairs, etc. and for Market Authorization/registration of AYUSH products with USFDA/ EMEA/ UK-MHRA/ NHPD / TGA and other international regulatory agencies, etc. abroad for the purpose of export. So far more than 50 products  have been registered in 08 countries namely Kenya, USA, Russia, Latvia, Canada, Oman, Tajikistan and Sri Lanka
In addition to the above, for facilitating exports, Ministry of AYUSH encourages following certifications of AYUSH products as per details below:-
 Certification of Pharmaceutical Products  as per WHO Guidelines for herbal products.
 Quality Certifications Scheme implemented by the Quality Council of India  for
grant of AYUSH Premium mark to Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani products on the basis of
third party evaluation of quality in accordance with the status of compliance to international standards.
This information was given by Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
M/o Social Justice and Empowerment is Implementing a National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction  for 2018-2025
Ministry Launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in 272 Most Affected Districts
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated and is implementing a National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction  for 2018-2025. The Plan aims at reduction of adverse consequences of drug abuse through a multi-pronged strategy. The activities under the NAPDDR, inter-alia, include awareness generation programmes in schools/colleges/Universities, workshops/seminars/ with parents, community based peer led interactions intervention programmes for vulnerable adolescent and youth in the community, provisioning of treatment facilities and capacity building of service providers.
The Ministry has also initiated focused intervention programmes in vulnerable districts across the country with an aim to increase community participation and public cooperation in the reduction of demand for dependence-producing substances and promote collective initiatives and self-help endeavour among individuals and groups vulnerable to addiction or found at risk.
The Ministry has launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in 272 most affected districts with focus on institutional support, community outreach and awareness generation. These districts are identified based on inputs from Narcotics Control Bureau  and findings of Comprehensive National Survey done by Ministry. Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in 272 districts is from 15th August 2020 to 31st March 2021. Abhiyaan Action Plan has the following components:-
- Awareness generation programmes in the community and Youth in particular
- Focus on Higher Educational institutions, University Campuses and Schools
- Community outreach and identification of dependent population
- Focus on Treatment facilities in Hospital settings
- Capacity Building Programmes for Service Providers.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
PIB Headquarters
RECRUITMENT OF SUB-INSPECTOR IN DELHI POLICE, CAPFs AND ASSISTANT SUB-INSPECTORS IN CISF EXAMINATION, 2017
Shri P. Karupasamy, Joint Secretary/Regional Director , Staff Selection Commission informed that SSC will conduct Recruitment of Sub-Inspectors in Delhi Police, CAPFs and Assistant Sub-Inspectors in CISF Examination, 2017 in Computer Based mode for 44621 candidates in Southern Region.
Shri Karupasamy said that the examination will be held from 01.07.2017 to 05.07.2017 in the State of Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry and from 03.07.2017 to 05.07.2017 in Andhra Pradesh. The examination will be conducted in 27 Venues  located at 10-Centres  viz. Guntur, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, and Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh; Hyderabad in Telangana; Chennai and Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu; and Puducherry in Union Territory of Puducherry. The duration of examination is from 10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon in the Morning Session and from 02.45 PM to 04.45 PM in the Afternoon Session.
Southern Regional Office has already posted e-Admit Cards,authorising the candidates to appear for the said examination in its Website , with the facility to download it.These details are also intimated to the candidates by SMS to the phone numbers and e-mail to the mail IDs provided by the candidates while applying for the posts.
Candidates are requested to note that they shall not be permitted to take up the examination without e-Admission Certificate and Original valid Identity Proof.All the candidates are, therefore, requested to download their e-Admission Certificatewithout fail. For further queries/clarifications, candidates may contact Southern Regional office helpline numbers .
Ministry of Home Affairs
UNEMPLOYMENT IN J&K
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has carried out several governance reforms, including in the area of recruitments in Government. After abrogation of Article 370, large scale recruitment drive has been carried out and the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has filled 29,295 vacancies. Recruiting agencies have advertised 7924 vacancies and examinations in respect of 2504 vacancies have been conducted.
The identification of vacancies in the Government and recruitment is a continuous and on-going process. The same is taken up under Accelerated Recruitment Drive.
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken various initiatives to bring down un-employment by implementing various self employment schemes through different departments by providing subsidized loans for establishment of their own sustainable income generation units.
A number of self employment schemes like Mission Youth, Rural Livelihood Mission, Himayat, PMEGP, Avsar, Tejaswani are being implemented for providing employment opportunities.
From the results of Periodic Labour Force Survey  conducted by the National Sample Survey Office , estimates of unemployment rate is not available specifically for the educated youth in Jammu and Kashmir for the period April-June 2021.
However, from the PLFS conducted by the National Sample Survey Office  during July 2020-June 2021, estimate of unemployment rate according to usual status among the persons of age group 15-29 years for Jammu and Kashmir was 18.3 per cent.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Tourism
FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS INCREASED IN 2019, TOURISM NOT EFFECTED DUE TO CAA OR REMOVAL OF ARTICLE 370: SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL
‘PRIME MINISTER SHRI NARENDRA MODI IS OUR BRAND AMBASSADOR’
Union Minister of State for culture & tourism  Shri Prahlad Singh Patel released the numbers indicating that more foreigners have arrived in India in last two months of 2019 compared to the corresponding period in 2018.
On the increasing tourist inflow, Shri Patel said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is our brand ambassador and therefore the numbers of tourist arrivals have been increased. He said that the tourist arrival at Mamallapuram also known as Mahabalipuram, near Chennai in Tamil Nadu, increased 35 per cent after the Prime Minister hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Shri Patel further said that tourist arrivals increased in 2019 despite ruckus over abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir, the Supreme Court’s decision on Ram temple and the recently passed Citizenship Amendment Act . According to the Tourism Ministry data, the sector has seen an upward trend at the time when nine nations have issued travel advisory to their citizens.
As per the numbers shared by the Minister, compared to 10,12,569 in November 2018, 10,91,946 foreign tourists arrived in India in November 2019, a jump of 7.8%. Similarly, compared to 11,91,498 in December 2018, 12,25,672 foreign tourists visited India in December 2019.
The numbers also suggest that the foreign exchange earnings increased in November and December in 2019 compared to the months in 2018. In November 2018, the earnings were Rs 16,584 crores while it was Rs 19,831 crores in 2019. Also, in December 2018, the foreign exchange earnings were Rs 19474 crores which increased to 22,617 crores in December 2019.
According to the tourism ministry data, FTAs grew by 4.3% in September 2019, a month after the abrogation of Article 370, as compared to the same period in 2018. Similarly, Forex grew by 11% during the same period.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Shri Rameswar Teli takes over charge as Ministry of State forFood Processing Industries
Shri Rameshwar Teli has taken over as the Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries today. The Minister of State was welcomed by Secretary SmtPushpaSubramanyam and other senior officials of the Ministry.
During a brief interaction with Media in his Office, Shri Teli thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this opportunity. He added “at the same time, I am humbled by the scope of responsibility put on my shoulders”.
The Minister of State was briefed on key initiatives and policy issues by senior officers of the Ministry. The Minister was apprised of the forthcoming challenges facing the Indian food processing sector among others.
The Minister said “the Ministry is dynamic in nature, everyday bringing with itself fresh challenges. I look forward to working with Secretary SmtPushpaSubrahmanyam and her team to meet these challenges”
Personal Details:
Shri RameswarTeli, aged 48, is a Member of Parliament from Dibrugarh constituency in Assam. He is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. Prior to his current election, he has been elected as an MP from the same constituency in 2014. Shri Teli has previously been elected to the Legislative Assembly of Assam in 2001 and 2006 from Duliajan constituency in Dibrugarh.
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Ministry of Finance
Change in Tariff Value of Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, Others – Palm Oil, Crude Palmolein, RBD Palmolein, Others – Palmolein, Crude Soyabean Oil, Brass Scrap , Poppy Seeds, Areca Nuts, Gold and Silver Notified
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section  of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance , No. 36/2001-Customs , dated the 3rd August, 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section , vide number S. O. 748 , dated the 3rd August, 2001, namely:-
In the said notification, for TABLE-1, TABLE-2, and TABLE-3 the following Tables shall be substituted, namely: -
“TABLE-1
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Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item
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Description of goods
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Tariff value

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1
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1511 10 00
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Crude Palm Oil
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618
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2
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1511 90 10
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RBD Palm Oil
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634
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3
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1511 90 90
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Others – Palm Oil
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626
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4
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1511 10 00
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Crude Palmolein
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643
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5
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1511 90 20
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RBD Palmolein
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646
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6
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1511 90 90
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Others – Palmolein
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645
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7
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1507 10 00
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Crude Soya bean Oil
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750
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8
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7404 00 22
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Brass Scrap 
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3670
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9
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1207 91 00
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Poppy seeds
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2531
TABLE-2
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Description of goods
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Tariff value

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1
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71 or 98
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Gold, in any form, in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 356 and 358 of the Notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 is availed
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403 per 10 grams
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2
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71 or 98
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Silver, in any form, in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 357 and 359 of the Notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 is availed
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519 per kilogram
TABLE-3
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Description of goods
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Tariff value

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1
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080280
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Areca nuts
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3947”
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Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Railways provides information through Short Messaging Service  regarding status of delayed trains.
In initial phase of roll-out, all Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Tejas & Gatiman Trains have been covered.
The facility has become available from 3rd November, 2017.
Ministry of Railways has commenced facility of information to passengers through Short Messaging Service  regarding status of trains running late by more than one hour. This facility has been made available from 3rdNovember 2017. Initially this facility has been started for passengers booked on all Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Tejas and Gatimaan trains.
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Type of train
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Number of trains
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Rajdhani
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46 
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Shatabdi
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52 
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Tejas
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2 
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Gatiman
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2 
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total
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102
SMS giving status of late running is being sent to all the booked passengers. It will be of great use to those passengers who are boarding the trains at intermediate stations so that they can reach the station in time for the train. SMS will be sent to passengers throughout their entire journey who had given their mobile numbers at the time of booking the ticket both for e-ticket and PRS  ticket.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 164.44 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 21,05,611
- Active cases stand at 5.18%
- Recovery Rate currently at 93.60%
- 3,47,443 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,80,24,771
- 2,51,209 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 72.37 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 15,82,307 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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